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U.S. Brigadier general is highest-ranking soldier to die in Afghanistan
A 49-year-old brigadier general died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. soldier to die there, the military said Saturday.
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U.S. military kills nine pirates in rescue
U.S. military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid Wednesday and freed two hostages, an American and a Dane, while killing nine pirates, officials and a pirate source said.
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U.S. considering closing embassy in Syria (AP)
AP – The State Department said Friday it “may have no choice” but to close the U.S. embassy in Damascus and remove all US personnel from the country wracked by a 10-month revolt against the regime of President Bashar Assad unless Assad’s government takes extra steps to protect the mission.
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Pakistani Taliban leader killed in U.S. drone attack: report
Intercepted militant radio communications indicate the leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in a recent U.S. drone strike, Pakistani intelligence officials said Sunday. A Taliban official denied that.
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DASH Diet nabs top ranking from U.S. News & World Report
A diet designed to combat high blood pressure turns out to be the healthiest eating plan on the market, lowering cholesterol and melting fat without gimmicks. That’s the finding of U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the DASH diet No. 1, for the second year in a row, in its annual survey.
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‘Forrest Gump,’ ‘Bambi’ added to U.S. film registry
Forrest Gump’s oft-imitated line, “My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get’ ” will be immortalized among the nation’s treasures in the world’s largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.
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Sneaker stampedes rage across U.S.
THEY BRAVED long lines, rowdy crowds and even pepper spray to nab the latest Nike Air Jordans.
Sneaker fans from coast-to-coast stampeded to grab the shoes, which went on sale at midnight Friday across the nation.
A shouting match erupted outside the Staten Island Mall around 10:30 p.m.
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